Is it time for a nap yet?

look. there’s no such thing as perfect altruism. you’ll always get something out of helping or being kind to others, whether it’s a stronger relationship or returned kindness or just the feeling of having done good. there’s nothing inherently bad about getting something from doing good either, especially since it’s completely unavoidable. people being rewarded for putting love into the world doesn’t make the world a worse place. so just do as much good as you can and don’t worry about being “selfless” while doing it, because being truly selfless is in fact impossible.

Garden Terrace, Birrarung, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia,

Architecture and interiors by Edition Office,

Landscape design by Eckersley Garden Architecture,

There's not really a good way to give a size idea. I measured Bug once, as a yearling.

Here's Mantis in front of me with her wings spread, as a yearling. For reference, I'm 5'3".

and Mantis up on my arm, with her father's train beside me

she was around 6.5-7lbs in this photo, so obviously the males get bigger.

Stan was a fairly small male (around 8lbs), but not a small bird by any means. a small peacock, but not a small bird.

For comparison, here's Stan at around 7lbs beside a yearling male at around 9lbs